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Monday 8/31

DJT blames Portland for not controlling DJT-instigated violence and threatens to send in military (source, source on threat).
DJT peddling Covid-19 conspiracy theories (source).

Tuesday 9/1

DJT visits Kenosha to laud police for shooting an unarmed black man in the back (source).
DJT implementing tax deferral plan for Federal employees (source).
DoJ implements FISA reforms regarding investigations of candidates (source).
Court blocks Border Patrol agents from making asylum determinations (source).
Bureau of Land Management lowers royalty rates for mining on Federal lands (source).
Kushner meeting with Saudi crown prince and murderer Mohammad bin Salman (source).
USPS inspector general says they are not ready for election (source).

Wednesday 9/2

White House confirms that it is not joining worldwide Covid-19 vaccine effort (source).
Dems questioning why DHS is withholding reports on Russian attempts to influence election (source).
White House imposes sanctions on ICC for daring to investigate U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan (source).
Voice of America being turned into a DJT propaganda vehicle (source).
CDC beginning plans for eventual Covid-19 vaccine distribution (source).
Data quality of the Census may be compromised (source).
Administration is letting oil drilling projects bypass environmental review (source).

Thursday 9/3

DJT tells his voters to vote twice, don't do this, it's a felony (source).
WH press secretary says that DJT did not just say that (source).
Barr refuses to say whether trying to vote twice is illegal (it is) (source).
Election officials plead for people not to do this, the system is designed to catch such attempts, but doing so will use up already strained resources and will slow down a count that's already going to be slowed by Covid-19 (source).
USDA food box program overpays for food that often doesn't actually make it to food banks (source).
Court rules that NSA's telephone surveillance program was illegal (source).
Dems think GOP should be accountable for the constant Hatch act violations (source).
WH believes the most important news story of today is that Pelosi got a hair cut (source).

Friday 9/4

DJT's new Covid advisor has no relevant experience, is pushing the herd immunity response (which would require a vaccine first to actually work) (source).
DHS chief pushing law and order response and blaming protesters for DJT instigated violence (source).
WH asking agencies to report on all China related funding (source).
DJT refers to American soldiers that died in the World Wars as "losers" (source, DJT denial).
NATO protests Putin poisoning his critics, DJT still silent on the matter (source).

Maps of the week

Legislative update - no action

Legislation signed into law
Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate - no action
- 442 total pending bills sitting on McConnell's desk
Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House - no action
- 166 total pending bills sitting on Pelosi's desk

4 September 2020